Claude

What is Claude?

Claude is an AI assistant made by Anthropic. It handles writing, analysis, research, coding and long-document work through a chat interface on the web, desktop and mobile apps. It is a good fit for people who work with long texts, such as reports, contracts, research papers or codebases, and who care about clear, careful writing. Claude can read large uploaded files, keep related chats and documents together in Projects, and produce standalone outputs like documents, code or small interactive pages in a side panel called Artifacts. Its responses tend to be measured in tone and it often explains its reasoning.

Key features of Claude

• Long document handling

  Reads and works with long files such as reports, PDFs and code in a single conversation.

• Projects

  Keeps related chats, reference files and custom instructions together in one workspace.

• Artifacts

  Shows generated documents, code and simple apps in a separate panel you can edit and reuse.

• Web search

  Can search the web for current information and cite its sources.

• Coding assistance

  Writes, reviews and explains code, and helps debug errors across many languages.

How to use Claude

1. 01Go to claude.ai or open the app and sign in with an email or Google account.
2. 02Type your request, or upload documents, images or code for Claude to read.
3. 03Use Projects to group related chats with shared files and instructions.
4. 04Review the reply or the Artifact it creates, then ask for edits until it fits your needs.

Use cases of Claude

• Summarizing long reports

  Upload a long PDF and get a summary, key points or answers to specific questions.

• Writing and editing

  Draft articles, emails and documentation, then refine structure and tone.

• Software development

  Get help writing functions, reviewing pull requests and explaining unfamiliar code.

• Research synthesis

  Compare several sources and pull out themes, differences and open questions.

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